The New Boarder at the Boarding House Mystery
A new boarder arrives at a country boarding house provoking gossip. Miss Molette’s flirtations with young Billings stir concern as Caron’s gang ties and a diamond theft unfold with earrings found in Molette’s desk. Community figures debate temptations, gambling, and the fate of the innocent in a tale of love, crime, and social intrigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Cartwright
Migs Molette
Reine
Apeler
Thornton
Burial of the Cat Ends Quiet Era at the Gate
The verse notes Katie and Carey burying a cat and William arriving with a hoe as a procession departs. It laments the cat's loss and Kate's memory of stroking the pet, marking a final quiet moment at the back gate.
Dr Kennedy's Favorite Remedy Ad
Do not buy tonic bitters when sick or morose, choose Dr Kennedy's Favorite Remedy. The copy claims diseases stem from impure blood and promises to purify the system by attacking the root at the fountain head. One dollar per bottle from Dr David Kennedy of Rendout NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kennedy
Humboldt Links European Dahlias to Mexican Seeds
Humboldt told Sir John Bowring that all European dahlias were descended from a small group of seeds he gathered in Mexico and sent to Lady Holland in a letter.
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Humboldt
Sir John Bowring
Europe
Mexico
Lady Holland
St Jacobs Oil Praised By Courant Editor For Sudden Pain
The Courier editor W F Cook suffered a sharp pain in the left shoulder and neck. After using St Jacobs Oil recommended for sudden pains including rheumatism, relief came quickly as described by the Cantajoharie Courter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier
W. F. Cook
St. Jacobs Oil
Cantjoharie
N. Y
Woman Remains Silent Refusing Oath in Assault Case
A woman was committed for contempt by a New York police court for refusing to take an oath or testify in an assault case. She declared, Judge, I never took an oath in my life, and I’m not going to take one now, adding that these people can settle their difficulties without calling me.
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Miss Prince
Mr. Thornton
Miss Molette
Miss Price
Mr. Billings
Mrs. Bronson
Mr. Bronson
Carew
Aliss Molette
Bronson
Molette
Hunter
Chuck
Billings
Old Altwright
Cartwright
Mias Molette
Bill
Lord Ein
New Philadelphia
Ghadentattin
Detroit
Sandusky
Sadusky
Tuscarawas
Penn
Col. Williamson
Ft. Pitt
Canada
R. R
van Vleck
Hollingsworth
Gov
Foster
Stonefish
Jacob
Tuscarawas River
la New York
Mne
Notable Drinker's Decline Linked to Saloon Habits
Fragmentary report describes a man overindulging in strong drink at a saloon, suffering after effects and a decline in health described as a miserable aftermath. The piece mentions a remedy or aid labeled true friend arsenic or a similar tonic, and references an item priced at 50 cents from Lau bath & Donnelly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laubath & Donnelly
Mosaic portrait of Lincoln and Garfield by Salviati in Washington
A mosaic portrait of Abraham Lincoln hangs in the old House of Representatives in Washington. It costs 800 to have and is paired with a companion portrait of President Garfield by the same artist Salviati of Venice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham ‘Dincoln
Reprecantatives
Washington
Ike
Side & Companion
Garfield
Byte
Salviati
Tenice
Reprehensible School Board Rules Exposed in Essay
The text lists drastic, harmful directives for running a school with cheap, punitive aims. It urges electing ignorant board members, hiring unqualified teachers, spreading rumors, avoiding visits, punishing teachers, discouraging obedience, delaying discipline, ignoring books, blaming teachers for student progress, neglecting facilities, and cutting costs to ruin the school.
The Role of Punishment and Education in Moral Formation
A discussion on discipline contrasting rod per discipline with ridicule and sarcasm, noting the need for firm yet just authority in schools. It expands to a broad view of education as personal cultivation shaping character through laws, government, arts, and social life under climate and place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Daily Traveller
Aaoop School System Means Broad Educational Goals
Aaoop Journal argues the school system should ensure proper use of funds, hire top teachers, modernize classrooms and materials, empower teachers with judgment, and foster development of intellect rather than rote memorization, keeping pace with scientific progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aon Journal
Moral Principles in Teaching and Student Morality
The article advocates teaching from moral principles rather than rote recitation. It argues teachers must love and engage with students to truly educate moral law and civic virtue. It cites examples from Great Teacher figures and warns against teaching as mere business. It calls for lessons in morals and support for talented poor or immigrant children as a state interest.
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Eleagher
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